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By STEVE RICHARDSON lelujah!” The legendary Broyles has either Tigers during the 1963 season in Little Football Writers Association of America been the head coach or the athletic direc- Rock. And Arkansas and Missouri have
The 72nd AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic on tor in nine of the Razorbacks’ 11 appear- played only one time since, when Arkansas New Year’s Day is a match-up of Heisman ances here, counting this final one on beat the Tigers, 27-14, in the 2003 Inde-Trophy finalists — running back Darren Mc- Jan. 1, 2008. pendence Bowl.
Fadden of Arkansas and quarterback In this match-up of Arkansas (No. 24 AP, “I know how special this is to him and Chase Daniel of Missouri. It’s a match-up No. 25 USA Today) from the Southeastern how special the Cotton Bowl is to him,” of border-state schools that have seldom Conference and Missouri (No. 7 in both said Arkansas senior associate athletic di-played over the last five decades, despite polls) from the Big 12, there is even a hint rector Bill Gray of the 82-year-old Broyles, their close proximity. It’s also a very spe- of nostalgia for Broyles. Kickoff is set for who is a Cotton Bowl Hall of Famer. “We cial game to one of the school’s athletic di- 10: 40 a.m. on Fox. couldn’t have written a better script.” rectors. After serving on Coach Bobby Dodd’s Arkansas (8-4), in its 36th bowl appear-
When retiring Arkansas Athletic Director staff at Georgia Tech, Broyles spent one ance (11-21-3) and second straight New Frank Broyles was informed the Razor- season as the Missouri Tigers’ head coach Year’s Day game, vaulted into the AT&T backs were headed to the AT&T Cotton in 1957. Broyles compiled a 5-4-1 record, Cotton Bowl when it upset top-ranked LSU, Bowl Classic in his 50th and final season before taking the Arkansas job. Broyles lost the eventual SEC champion, 50-48, in of active duty, he had one response: “Hal- a 7-6 decision to Coach Dan Devine’s triple overtime in Baton Rouge. Through a
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